Racing News: October 31 Morning Report

5 Things to Watch in the NYC Marathon Men’s Race …Sunday’s race has the last three five–borough champions -– Meb Keflezighi (2009), Gebre Gebremariam (2010) and Geoffrey Mutai (2011, 2013) -- and former world record holder Wilson Kipsang. A battle at the front could smash Mutai’s course record of 2:05:06 and determine whether Kipsang gets a $500,000 World Marathon Majors victory check. And we get to see what Meb will do for an encore about his Boston win. More

… and 5 to Watch in the Women’s RaceWe’ll learn how far 2:18:37 marathoner Mary Keitany has come back after childbirth, whether Edna Kiplagat can match the form that gave her London victory in April, and whether Bronx-based Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba can give the five-borough marathon the hometown hero it has never had. Deena Kastor will try to add an American masters record to her resume. More

Kara Goucher Wants a “Good, Solid Race” on SundayGouche will be doing her first marathon in a year and a half. In the interim, she’s increased her public and commercial profile in myriad ways. With a coach who stresses quality over quantity, and believes in the least possible work to get the job done, she’s working her way back and talking about a 2:28 on Sunday. That’s bit slower than her 2008 debut in 2:25:53, the fastest marathon an American woman has ever run in New York. More

Resurgent Blake Russell Aims for Sub-2:30Russell was a 2008 Olympic marathoner; since then, she’s become mother of two children. At 39, her routine now involves running on a treadmill in the early morning after her husband has left for work. She struggled with sleep deprivation after the '08 Games and with a massive weight gain while carrying her second child, but Russell is now back to 100-mile weeks and was third in the USA 20K on Labor Day. More

In NYC, Ryan Vail Focuses on Place, Not TimeVail was the top American in last year’s New York City Marathon and improved his PR to 2:10:57 in London in April. He thinks he’d run faster than that in London right now, but he’ll be in New York on Sunday, which is more challenging and could be windy. Coming off his first prolonged stint of altitude training, Vail's goal is to be more aggressive and stay with the leaders as long as he can. More

Sierra Leone’s Most Famous Marathoner Can’t Leave the CountryIdrissa Kargbo won a marathon in Liberia and earned a trip to New York City in 2013, where he finished in 2:58:54. But as told the New York Daily News, “I am from a Ebola country now” and he cannot travel. He’s still doing some training, “but for what I am not sure now,” he notes. More

At 38, After Frankfurt Win, Mark Kiptoo Thinks About MedalsHis 2:06:49 at the Frankfurt Marathon was the fastest time ever for a 38-year-old. Kiptoo hopes his performance will impress Kenyan selectors for the 2015 World Championships, where he thinks he can medal in the marathon. More

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